| Al-Tina | |
| Arabic | |
| District | Ramla |
| Coordinates | 31°44′47.70″N 34°49′11″E / 31.746583°N 34.81972°ECoordinates: 31°44′47.70″N 34°49′11″E / 31.746583°N 34.81972°E |
| Population | 750 (1945) |
| Area | |
| Date of depopulation | July 8-9, 1948[1] |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Al-Tina was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Ramla. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on July 8, 1948 by the Givati Brigade under Operation An-Far. It was located 20.5 km south of Ramla.
In 1945 the village had a population of 750. An elementary school for boys was founded in 1946, and it had an initial enrollment of 65 students.
al-Tina was also the birthplace of 'Abd al-Fattah Humud (1933-68), a petroleum engineer, and one of the founding members of al-Fatah, the largest PLO faction.
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